Why be against darwin? Creationism, racism, and the roots of anthropology

Yearbook of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue SUPPL.55, 2012, Pages 95-104

  Marks, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Creationism; Eugenics; History; Scientific racism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RACISM; RELIGION;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUGENICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; RACISM; RELIGION;

EID: 84872222755     PISSN: 0096848X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22163     Document Type: Article

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